Internationalized domain names Archives - Webnames Blog Domains, Hosting, SSL and Ideas for businesses to succeed online Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:02:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 New gTLDs and the Trademark Clearinghouse: What you need to know https://blog.webnames.ca/tmch-post/ Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:34:39 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2013/07/tmch-post/ It has been years in the making but new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) are set to launch this year. Once all the new domain extensions begin to launch things will happen at a furious pace. The first domains are expected to be released between the end of September and the end of October 2013.…

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]]> Internationalized Domain Names Are Here! – What Does It Mean? https://blog.webnames.ca/the-advantages-of-a-ca-interna/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:39:48 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2013/01/the-advantages-of-a-ca-interna/ You may have heard some buzz about International Domain Names (IDNs) over the past couple of months, but aren’t sure what that means or how it applies to you. Here are some answers to the questions you may have. Just this month, Webnames.ca opened up registrations for International Domain Names (IDNs). This means a lot…

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]]> CIRA Proposes Revised Policy on French Characters in .CA Domain Names https://blog.webnames.ca/cira-proposes-revised-policy-o/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:16:15 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2012/01/cira-proposes-revised-policy-o/ The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is in the midst of a public consultation http://idnconsultation.ca on the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in the .CA domain. Specifically, CIRA is proposing to support the use of French characters in .CA domain names. After making an initial proposal and conducting an extensive consultation in 2011, CIRA…

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]]> First Internationalized Domain Applications Pass Critical Stage https://blog.webnames.ca/today-icann-approved-the-first/ Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:22:13 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/01/today-icann-approved-the-first/ ICANN has approved the first four internationalized top-level domain names (IDNs) for Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In a statement released yesterday, ICANN president and CEO Rod Beckstrom called it “a pivotal moment in the history of Internet domain names.” Why exactly is the support of internationalized top-level domain names so significant? For starters, the exclusivity…

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